New government figures show that apprenticeship starts in England were up 7 per cent in the first quarter of 2023/24 compared to the same period last year.
Provisional in-year data, published today, reports 130,830 starts in August, September and October of 2023, up from 122,290 for the same period the year before.
Starts on advanced and higher-level apprenticeships both increased by 10 per cent respectively. Meanwhile starts on intermediate-level apprenticeships declined by 2.5 per cent.
There were 28,400 level 2 starts last quarter, down from 29,150 the year before and 21 per cent fewer than in quarter one of 2021/22.
